The many similarities between these two venerable old lefties have been commented upon many times, not least by me. Joe Biden is arguing that the result of the British election is, therefore, a cautionary tale for American progressives. Is he right?
Progressive pundits will argue that Brexit was a decisive factor in Corbyn’s demise, and that Corbyn is well to the left of Sanders in any event. Both statements are true, but Remain was actually more popular than Leave, and the British electorate is well to the left of ours.
The bottom line is that the UK has proved for the umpteenth time that banking on a huge pool of disaffected voters to rise up to vote for socialism and the “revolution” doesn’t work. It won’t work for Sanders, either. Fortunately, that will be established in the primaries; unlike the British, we won’t have to wait for the general election to see the train wreck.